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   heav·i·ly

   /ˈhevəlē/

   adverb

   • 1. to a great degree; in large amounts: "it was raining heavily" Similar laboriouslyslowlyponderouslysteadilydeliberatelywoodenlystifflywith heavy stepswith leaden stepswith difficultypainfullyawkwardlyclumsilygloomilydejectedlysluggishlydullydecisivelyutterlycompletelythoroughlytotallyconclusivelyroundlysoundlyabsolutelyinformal, humorous:biglyexcessivelyto excessimmoderatelycopiouslyinordinatelyintemperatelya great dealtoo muchvery muchovermuchto a great extentto too great an extentwithout restraintwithout controldenselycloselythicklycompactlydeeplyextremelyverygreatlyexceedinglyenormouslyterriblytremendouslyawfullyprofoundlyinformal:seriouslymajorlyinformal:jollyever soOpposite easilyquicklynarrowlymoderatelylightlyto a limited extent
   • ▪ to a large extent; very or very much: "the country is heavily dependent on banana exports"
   • 2. with a lot of force or effort; with weight: "she fell heavily to the ground"
   • ▪ in a way that is mentally oppressive or hard to endure: "it is a burden that weighs heavily on his shoulders"
   • ▪ slowly and loudly: "she was breathing heavily"
   • ▪ in a slow way that expresses sadness: "he sighed heavily"

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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